ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Copyright Act (Collective Management) Regulations
11. Public participation in the registration of collective management organisations
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
11. Public participation in the registration of collective management organisations
(1)The Board shall ensure effective public participation in the registration of collective management organisations by according an equal and fair chance to any interested party to apply and be considered for registration or licensing as a collective management organisation under the Act.(2)The following procedure shall be applicable in the registration or licensing of collective management organisations—(a)the Board shall, at least sixty days before the expiry of a license or validity of registration, by notice in the Gazette, invite any interested person to apply for grant of collective management organisation license under the Act;(b)an application for a collective management organisation license shall be submitted to the Board in the prescribed format not later than fourteen days after the notice under subparagraph (a);(c)the Board shall, within fourteen days after the expiry of the period specified under paragraph (b), publish in the Gazette the list applicants and invite written representations from any interested person on the suitability of applicant to be licensed or registered;(d)the Board shall, within seven days after the expiry of the period specified in subparagraph (c), convene at least one public hearing to receive oral views from the general public on the suitability of each applicant to be licensed or registered; and(e)the Board shall, within seven days after the holding of the public hearing specified in paragraph (d)—(i)notify in writing each applicant of the Board's decision setting out its reasons thereof; and(ii)publish in the Gazette a summary of its decisions regarding the applications for licensing or registration.(3)Any notice required to be published under this regulation shall be published in one newspaper of national circulation.